I gasp, my hips automatically seeking him out.
Luke rests his chin on my sternum, those deep, green eyes flashing sparks of gold from the morning sun seeping in through the broken edge of the curtains.
“How are you feeling?” he asks.
I continue combing the side of his hair with my fingernails. “Never better,” I answer with a small smile.
He tucks his hand under my ass and squeezes. “Here too?”
I feel the heat of my blush as I grin. “Surprisingly…yup.”
His devilish smirk could get me to do anything. He can never know that…but with his military background, ten bucks says, he already knows.
A crackle from the radio sounds on Luke’s side of the bed. The smirk bleeds into instant alert protector mode. Luke keeps one arm around my waist while reaching over and grabbing the radio from the nightstand.
“Radio check,” Gabe’s voice comes through.
“Loud and clear,” Luke says.
“What’s your twenty?”
“Cabin. Standing by.”
“Good,” Gabe says. “Madison says to stay put. Solid plan in the works. Also, while you were settling in, I went by to set trail cams. I’m keeping watch of alerts. I’ll radio in if anything.”
“Copy. Thanks, boss. Doing a perimeter in thirty. Keeping visible signs to a minimum.”
“Copy. Stand by.”
“On it. Out,” Luke says, releasing the trigger and setting the walkie back on the table before coming back and wrapping me in his arms.
“That was kind of hot,” I smile.
His brows rise. “Was it now?”
“You’re like a mountain man buffet. Cowboy. Military man. Tattoo bad boy vibes. Protector. Great lover.”
Luke scoffs a laugh. “Don’t sell yourself short, Brown Eyes. You’re the full package. I’m fighting the urge to keep you in this bed all day.”
“I mean,” I smile, reaching up to say against his lips, “I’m not going to say no to that.”
The first morning kiss.
Deep, slow, thrilling.
Goosebumps race up my body. Warmth settles deep below as my core clenches, missing the feel of him filling me.
“Fuck, baby,” he groans into the kiss. “I promise to make it up soon.”
“Make what up?” I ask, kissing him deeper.
Luke presses one last, hard kiss before pulling away and sitting back on the bed. “Food and caffeine first. Then perimeter run. And another lesson.” At my scrunched brows, he grins. “Self-defense.”
“Ah,” I nod, remembering.
“Then, I make you come at least two more times.”
My eyes flare wide, as does my body. “Um. I’d like option three now, please?”